My Palaestra - Homeschooling in Livonia, Michigan

Class Information

Logic/Critical Thinking

~~Critical thinking is an essential part of living … and also a dying art. Hoaxes get passed around Facebook constantly, advertising makes claims with little relevance to the product being sold, and debates all too often devolve into name calling. A generation of people now exists that feel personally threatened by disagreements.

In this class, students will learn how to construct a solid argument and how to avoid common fallacies, how to ask a good question, and how to work some basic syllogisms.

If you are not sure your 9th grader is quite ready for this, consider enrolling in the middle school class on the same subject.

Instructor: Morcos, Emily

Instructor Bio:

Emily Morcos was a student at Palaestra for ten years before graduating high school; she is now an alumna of Patrick Henry College and holds her BA in political theory. Emily has had an interest in civics for years, working for several political campaigns and earning the John Quincy Adams award from the Student Statesmanship Institute while in high school. During college she helped lead a student action team of high school students to New Mexico with Generation Joshua. Her passion for teaching also extends to history and literature. Emily’s academic experience includes orally defending an original paper on Flannery O’Conner for a literary colloquium and submitting a paper that became a finalist in the Intercollegiate Studies Institute annual essay contest. Emily is also an experienced actress, knitter, and Shakespeare enthusiast.

Fee: $85

Material Fee: $5

Minimum Age: 14

Maximum Age: 18

Day:

Friday

Time:

9:00 am

Length:

1 Hours

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